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The ladies of 1870s Chicago pooled their recipes and signed every one — corned beef from Mrs. Beaty, lemon pie from Mrs. Saulter.

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Floating Island

Mrs. E. E. Marcy.

One-half package gelatine, one pint of water; soak twenty minutes; add two cups of sugar; set it on the stove to come to a boil; when nearly cold, add the whites of four eggs beaten stiff, the juice and rind of two lemons, and pour into a mould; turn over the form. Make a custard of the yolks of four eggs, a quart of milk, and a small tablespoonful of corn starch; sweeten to taste.

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